Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry of Ireland will form a pairing for next month’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the lone team event on tour.

McIlroy will be making his debut in the PGA Tour’s only stop in Louisiana.

The Ryder Cup teammates, who were also part of Ireland’s 2020 Olympic golf team, have played together just once as a pro pairing – a loss to Tony Finau and Harris English in four-ball in 2021.

“Both of these players have competed for Europe in Ryder Cup competition, so they are very accustomed to team play,” said Steve Worthy, the Fore!Kids Foundation CEO, which organizes the event.

“It’s always fun to see close friends partner in our unique format, and with their experience they will be both fan and on-course favorites.”

The Zurich Classic will be contested April 25-28 at TPC Louisiana.